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lean |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lean 2 of 4 senses of lean Sense 1 lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle => slope, incline, pitch => weather => list => lean back recline Sense 3 tend, be given lean, incline, run => take kindly to => suffer => gravitate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lean 2 of 4 senses of lean Sense 1 lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle => slope, incline, pitch => ascend => stoop => fall => climb => dip => weather => list => lean back recline => fall back Sense 3 tend, be given lean, incline, run => take kindly to => suffer => gravitate Entailment of verb lean Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lean 4 senses of lean Sense 1 lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle => bend, flex Also See-> lean against#1; lean on#1 Sense 2 lean => put set place pose, position, lay Sense 3 tend, be given lean, incline, run => be Sense 4 lean => trust, swear, rely, bank Familiarity of verb lean lean used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lean Sense 1 lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle => bend, flex -------------- Sense 2 lean => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- Sense 3 tend, be given lean, incline, run => be -------------- Sense 4 lean => trust, swear, rely, bank -------------- Grep of noun lean aristotelean cerulean chilean clean galilean lean lean-to lean-to tent leander leaner leaning leanness tyrolean Overview of noun lean The noun lean has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning -- (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right") Overview of verb lean The verb lean has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (24) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle -- (to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister") 2. (6) lean -- (cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall") 3. (3) tend, be given lean, incline, run -- (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence") 4. (1) lean -- (rely on for support; "We can lean on this man") Overview of adj lean The adj lean has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) thin, lean -- (lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare) 2. lean -- (lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel") 3. lean, skimpy -- (containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance") 4. lean -- ((metallurgy) low in mineral content; "a lean ore") 5. lean -- (not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year") Antonyms of adj lean 5 senses of lean Sense 1 thin (vs. fat), lean Sense 2 lean (vs. rich) rich (vs. lean) => combustible Sense 3 lean, skimpy INDIRECT (VIA insufficient) -> sufficient Sense 4 lean INDIRECT (VIA insufficient) -> sufficient Sense 5 lean INDIRECT (VIA unprofitable) -> profitable Similarity of adj lean 5 senses of lean Sense 1 thin (vs. fat), lean => anorexic, anorectic => bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted => deep-eyed, hollow-eyed, sunken-eyed => gangling, gangly, lanky => lank, spindly => rawboned => reedy, reedlike => twiggy, twiglike => scarecrowish => scraggy, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy => shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened => slender, slight, slim => slender-waisted, slim-waisted, wasp-waisted => spare, trim => spindle-legged, spindle-shanked => stringy, wiry => wisplike, wispy => shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened Also See-> ectomorphic#1; thin#1 Sense 2 lean (vs. rich) Sense 3 lean, skimpy => insufficient (vs. sufficient), deficient Sense 4 lean => insufficient (vs. sufficient), deficient Sense 5 lean => unprofitable (vs. profitable) Attributes of adj lean 1 of 5 senses of lean Sense 1 thin (vs. fat), lean => body weight Familiarity of adj lean lean used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj lean aeschylean aristotelean boolean carolean cerulean chilean clean galilean herculean lean leaning mephistophelean tyrolean unclean Overview of noun lean The noun lean has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning -- (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right") Overview of verb lean The verb lean has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (24) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle -- (to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister") 2. (6) lean -- (cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall") 3. (3) tend, be given lean, incline, run -- (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence") 4. (1) lean -- (rely on for support; "We can lean on this man") Overview of adj lean The adj lean has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) thin, lean -- (lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare) 2. lean -- (lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel") 3. lean, skimpy -- (containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance") 4. lean -- ((metallurgy) low in mineral content; "a lean ore") 5. lean -- (not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year")
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